I’m fairly new to this, and I have never submitted a story here, but I have read a lot and finally decided to post a few of my own experiences. I do not know how relevant they will be, but I will be grateful for opinions.
One
Not exactly something scary or exciting as what I had read, but it happened, and I’m an open person.
About two years ago, my boyfriend passed away. It was a hard time for me, especially after the funeral. Now, I lived in his house with his mom, and three brothers and used his/our room.
People started asking me how can I still sleep in our room, wasn’t I afraid of anything happening. I told them ‘no’. In fact, I was really in my comfort zone, apart from the fact that I was usually in a bad mood or crying. (I moved out about 5 months after).
I, so far, have a hard time sleeping. Really, the best I can get is two/ three hours of sleep and after that I’m awake. But it happened four times, that I go to bed, and I’m in between being awake and asleep,(especially when I had a bad day, or too much stress etc.) and I hear him call my name, and he would tell me that it’s okay. and I see his image right in front of me, smiling, pain free, and all the anger, or stress, sadness, however bad I felt, it would literally be ‘washed over’ with peace and calm. And then he would slowly turn and walk away, and I would wake up, I would either be smiling or crying or both, but that feeling of peace and calm lingers.
And there was a point in time I saw this: I was standing in front of his grave and it suddenly rose up from the ground, and my late boyfriend got out. The grave turned to be a comfortable bed that he climbed out of.He was smiling at me and telling me that he is okay and that I will be okay.
Two
I remember, this happened a last year after I moved the furniture around my room. I usually to that so that I don’t get bored with the arrangement. That night I fell asleep. My bed was parallel to the window, and my curtain was slightly drawn back so I could see the moon. I opened my eyes half way and realized that I couldn’t move. At all. In my head I knew that my limbs were entwined, and I probably resembled a pretzel. I could see the moon out of my window, there was nothing wrong with it. But just that I couldn’t move. And I stated to panic. I tried to kind of reach out and pinch myself to really wake up and in my head I kept telling myself to open my eyes, and it felt like they were open. The places where I pinched myself were numb. I couldn’t move, I couldn’t utter a sound. But I said a quick prayer (I’m not really the one to go to church and pray every Sunday, no offence to churchgoers and believers. I’m not atheist, I think I’m somewhere in between) and I felt myself relax and I opened my eyes, for real this time. I could see the moon out of my window. My room was just how I remembered it and I was laying on my back. I of course half expected myself to be lying in some weird position. But I was just breathing slightly hard. After that, I just turned on my bedside lamp and started reading until dawn.
Was that sleep paralysis?
Thank you for reading, I know it’s not much, or like what other people post, but those are my experiences.
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Yes it sounds exactly like sleep paralysis. I suffer from it myself, but i dont have it as often as i used to, sometimes i hear sounds or get a felling that something is going to happen, i often panic and try to wake myself up. I start to try to wiggle my fingers and then i try and flail my arms and legs…eventually it works. i never try to get back to sleep afterward because if i try straight away, i can feel myself slipping back into it.
I am deeply sorry for your loss, please keep your chin up. He is obviously happy in himself, and happy for you to continue with your life to the fullest. It wont always help, and nothing can cheer you up when your down, all you can do is think of these visions and live for him! and be happy!
Hello, thank you so much for your comment. I really appreciate it.
Sleep paralysis wasnt a very good experience, but i hope it doesnt happen to me again. Or at least if it does, i will know what it is and how to deal with it.
i am sorry about your boyfriend.if he tells you he is fine then believe him.i know its going to take time but you have to go on he will always love you.thanks for the story.
yes that was sleep paralysis, but its so sweet how he visits you. dont mind me asking but how did your boyfriend die?
Hello Bella.
He got sick. I live in Tanzania,east Africa, and we still have some trouble with malaria. He got it, got his treatment, and about a week later when he finished his dose, he got sick again. High fever, he also had a sickle cell crisis. Later we found out that he still had malaria. So combine malaria and sickle cell crisis. Its not a good combination. He didnt sleep for two nights in row cause of the pain, i took him to the hospital they prescribed some medicine that didnt help. On the third day i took him to a different hospital and he was admitted right away. Thats when his liver started to fail. On the fourth day, he told me that the pain was almost gone, except for his knees and that they hurt just a bit. I was the last one to leave his ward that night. And i got a call from his younger brother who went there early the next morning telling me that he passed away. It still hurts me till today. He got better, but then he just gave up. If i were to meet him at some point in a different life time or whatever it is nowadays, i would curse him for leaving me!
Of course i grieved for some time, and after about 6months, i started seeing someone else. I wasnt exactly ready to move on. But the guy was very supportive, and understanding, and i have known him for a very long time. So yeah, i gave it a go, and here we are, still together. I do however still get slightly guilty for moving on too quickly.
wow i can feel the love you have for him
it’s a beautiful thing and im so sorry for your loss 
oh yes that is sleep paralysis i have had it a good number of time.where my im awake i can’t move or talk just little finger here and a little head wiggel if im lucky and to get one eye some what open is a fight lol but it only last about a min and then it’s over i some times i be breathing fast to try to take in more air.well just like me i hope it dosen’t happen anymore too us.may God be with you take care
Thank you all for your comments, i really appreciate them.